Randolph iiayden



(No Model.)

R. HAYDEN.

GATE.

No. 599,503. Patented Feb. 22,1898.

RANDOLPH HAYDEN, OF IIADDAM, CONNECTICUT.

GATE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Fatent No. 599,503, dated February22, 1898. Application filed May 3,1897- Serial No. 634,796. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, RANDOLPH HAYDEN, of Haddam,in the county ofMiddlesex and State of Connecticut, have invented a new and usefulImprovement in Gates, of which the following is a specification.

My invention is an improvement in gates, and relates more particularlyto that class in which the gate is hinged at a point between its innerand outer edges to a swinging support, the object being to provide avery simple and efiicient mechanism for opening and closing the gate andholding the same against rattling in either of its positions.

A further object is to provide the gate with an antifriotion device onits inner edge, which antifriction device is adapted to roll along thewall as the gate is opened or closed to insure the even-swingingmovement of the gate.

A practical embodiment of my invention is represented in theaccompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 represents the gate with itsoperating device, the gate being shown open or swung back against thewall. Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the same. Fig. 3 is a view of thegate and its operating parts, the gate being shown closed or swung awayfrom the wall. Fig. 4 is a top plan view of the same. Fig. 5 is a viewof a modified form of gate. Fig. 6 is a partial top plan view of thesame, the gate being shown open; and Fig. 7 is a partial top plan Viewof the same, the gate being shown closed.

The wall to which the gate is to be applied is denoted by A, andprojecting therefrom are suitable upper and lower lugs or cars a a,adapted to receive and support a vertical bar C62. Mounted on the bar aare upper and lower spring-actuated supporting-arms B B.

The gate is denoted by C, and it is hinged at c c to the free ends ofthe supporting-arms B B. The gate C is hinged to the supporting-arms B Bat a point between the inner and outer edges of the gate, but preferablyat a point near the inner edge thereof. The gate-supporting arms 13 Bare spring-actuated, tending to swing them to open the gate by means ofsprings D D, the springD being coiled around the upper portion of thebar a and bearing at one end against the wall A and at its other endengaged with the arm 13.

The spring D is also coiled around the bar a near its lower end, and oneend of the spring engages the wall A, and its other end is engaged withthe arm B. To insure the arms B B swinging together and to secure a morerigid structure, the said arms are provided with rearward extensions Z)Z), which are connected by a rod 29 This rod after passing through theextension 1) upon the upper supporting-ar1n B preferably bends over andis engaged with the upper end of the bar a as shown at U The hinge-pin cis preferably extended up a short distance, and a connecting-rail bpreferably formed by an extension of the rod b extends from the bar a tothe said pin,thereby forming a suitable handrail.

To the inner edge of the gate C and at a point preferably about midwaybetween its top and bottom I secure an antifriotion device, which isadapted to travel along the wall A as the gate is opened and closed. Theantifriction device which I have shown consists of a suitable roller orwheel E, mounted in bearings e, secured to the gate. Thisantifriction-roller E rests at all times against the Wall A, therebyenabling the gate to be opened and closed with ease and without anyliability of straining the supporting-arms B B.

In the form shown in Figs. 1 to 4, inclusive, I have shown means forpositively opening and closing the gate, which means consist of asuitable lever F, fulcrumed at its lower end to the wall, as shown at f,and at its upper end provided with a suitable handle f. This lever isconnected to the bearing 6, in which the roller E is mounted, by asuitable connecting-link f which is attached to the lever at a pointbetween its fulcrum f and its handle f. It will thus be seen that as thelever is forced outwardly it will close the gate, and as it is forcedinwardly it will open the same. The antifriction-roller E will be causedto always engage the wall A, because of the tendency of the springs D Dto swing the arms B B inwardly toward the wall A to open the gate. Forholding the gate closed positively I secure a swinging latch G to thewall A and provide the lever F with a pin g, adapted to be engaged andretained by the said latch when the lever is at the limit of its outwardmovement.

In the form shown in Figs. 5 to '7, inclusive,

the lever F is done away with and the gate is held positively open andpositively closed by means of a double spring-actuated latch G, securedto the wall A, the said latch being provided with a hooked arm g,adapted to engage a stud g on the top of the gate at a point between itsinner edge and its hinged connection with the supporting-arm, and asecond hooked arm g adapted to engage a pin or lug g on the gate at apoint between its hinge and its outer edge. WVhen the gate is closed,the hooked arm g engages the stud g and when. the gate is opened thehooked arm g engages the lug g. The latch G is preferably provided withan operating-ham dle g which handle may be operated to release either ofthe hooked arms from engagement with its corresponding lug on thegate.

From the above description it will be seen that the gate and itsoperating parts are very simply constructed and the gate may be openedor closed with a slight amount of power or friction and when held ineither of its positions is free from rattling or jarring, therebyextending its life and durability.

It will be obvious that slight changes might be resorted to in the formand arrangement of the parts herein described without departing from thespirit and scope of my invention. Hence I do not wish to limit myselfstrictly to the structure herein set forth; but

What I claim is 1. In combination, a gate mounted to swing toward andaway from the wall, a swinging support hinged at a point between theinner and outer edges of the gate, and an antifriction device mounted onthe'inner edge of the gate and adapted to travel along in engagementwith the wall as the gate is opened and closed, substantially as setforth.

2. In combination, a gate mounted to swing toward and away from thewall, an antifriction device carried by the gate at its inner edge and aspring-actuated swinging support hinged to the gate at a point betweenits inner and outer edges, the said spring-actuated support serving tokeep the antifriction device in engagement with the wall as the gate isopened and closed, substantially as set forth.

3. In combination, a gate mounted to swing toward and away from thewall, spring-actuated swinging supports hinged to the gate at pointsintermediate its outer and inner edges, an antifriction-roller mountedin bearings on the inner edge of the gate and adapted to :travel alongthe wall as the gate is swung,

andmeans for positively opening and closing the gate, substantially asset forth.

4. In combination, a gate mounted to swing toward and away from thewall, spring-actuated swinging supports hinged to the gate at pointsintermediate its outer and inner edges, an antifriction-roller mountedin bearings on the inner edge of the gate and adapted to travel alongthe wall as the gate is swung, and a lever fulcrumed on the wall andconnected to the gate for positively opening and closing the same,substantially as set forth.

5. In combination, a gate mounted to swing toward and away from thewall, spring-actuated swinging supports hinged to the gate at pointsintermediate its outer and inner edges, an antifriction-roller mountedin bearings on the inner edge of the gate and adapted to travel alongthe wall as the gate is swung, a lever fulcrumed on the wall andconnected to the gate for positively opening and 'closing the same, anda latch adapted to engage the lever when swung to close the gate forholding the gate in its closed position, substantially as set forth.

RANDOLPH HAYDEN.

Witnesses:

CHAS. W. WARNER, HARRIS WARNER.

